NIGERIANS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS AND FOLLOW REGULAR PROTOCOLS WHILE TRYING TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY IN SEARCH OF THE SO CALLED GREENER PASTURES TO GUIDE THEMSELVES AGAINST CHALLENGES OF IRREGULAR MIGRATIONS.
SOUTHERN NIGERIA COORDINATOR OF JOURNALISTS INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR MIGRATION, JIFORM, DR. BABATUNDE TIAMIYU, WHO GAVE THE CHARGE, REITERATED THAT IRREGULAR MIGRATION OFTEN END IN PERPETUAL SLAVERY, INHUMAN TREATMENTS AND OUTRIGHT DEATH, ALL IN THE NAME OF SEARCHING FOR GREENER PASTURES.
SPEAKING ON THE THEME OF THIS YEARS INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY,” REIMAGINE HUMAN MOBILITY”,
DR.TIAMIYU SAID WHY IT WAS TRUE THAT THOSE IN DIASPORA ARE MAKING HUGE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMY OF THEIR VARIOUS COUNTRIES, PEOPLE SHOULD DESIST FROM BEING SO DESPERATE TO GO OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
THE SOUTHERN NIGERIA JIFORM COORDINATOR HOWEVER CALLED ON GOVERNMENT AT ALL LEVELS TO DO MORE IN THE AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, ENHANCED PEOPLES WELFARE, BUILD A PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SECURITY TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM EMBARKING ON IRREGULAR MIGRATIONS
